JAMA Forum

Vaccine Litigation—Weighing the Consequences for the Public’s Health

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.1986

May 07, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses vaccination requirements, religious exemptions and the collapse of the social contract, and the preservation of administrative integrity in vaccine policymaking.

Corresponding Author: Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 (gostin@georgetown.edu).

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